Abstract During strong magnetic storms in July and November of 2004 the fluxes of trapped particles (protons and electrons of MeV energies) in the Earth’s radiation belts have increased by orders of magnitude and then decreased remaining on an enhanced level for several months. These enhancements allowed us to study the processes of relaxation of the radiation belts. Measurements of energetic particles by low-altitude satellites Coronas-F and Servis-1 have shown that predictions of the theory about the rate of pitch-angle diffusion are not always correct, giving both overestimated and underestimated values for the lifetime of energetic particles.
Relaxation of electron and proton radiation belts of the earth after strong magnetic storms
Cosmic Research ; 50 , 1 ; 1-12
2012-02-01
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Relaxation of electron and proton radiation belts of the earth after strong magnetic storms
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